Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee advanced the Biden Administration’s proposal to provide VA with $17 billion through the rushed, partisan budget reconciliation process. “Today, Democrat Members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee voted against helping veterans get vaccinated against COVID-19. They voted against helping unemployed veterans get jobs. They voted against protectin... Read more

Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Senate voted 87-07 to confirm Denis McDonough as the 11th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “I congratulate Mr. McDonough on being confirmed as the next VA Secretary. Our politics are different, but we are both dedicated to serving veterans. Our predecessors made a tremendous effort to transform VA from a poor-performing bureaucracy into o... Read more

Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after sending a letter to Chairman Takano requesting total transparency and due diligence regarding the Biden Administration’s proposal to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with an additional $17 billion through the rushed budget reconciliation process. “Congress has always acted to make sure veterans have what they need. That has been especially true in ... Read more

Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) – the Ranking Members of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees – requested an explanation from Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Dat Tran, regarding President Biden’s proposal to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with an additional $17 billion in his COVID-19 relief plan. “Congress provided VA with $19.6 billion in the CARES Act and equipped it with the flexibility to shift money among its appropriatio... Read more

Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after sending a letter to Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, regarding National Guard Members’ eligibility for GI Bill benefits following the Biden Administration’s recent termination of the national emergency declaration at the southern border. “The Biden Administration’s decision to reverse the emergency declaration at the southern border risks national secur... Read more

Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after introducing H.R. 637, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2021, to connect veterans who lost their job due to the COVID-19 pandemic with training in high-demand fields. “COVID-19 has left hundreds of thousands of veterans out of work through no fault of their own,” said Ranking Member Bost. “I am introducing the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2021 for them. ... Read more

Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee recommended 8 new Republican members to serve on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the 117th Congress. These recommendations will be ratified by the House Republican Conference in the coming days. “I am excited to welcome this dynamic group of lawmakers to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee,” said Ranking Memb... Read more

Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after introducing four veterans’ bills yesterday: “Last Congress, I was proud to join my colleagues in sending meaningful legislation to the President’s desk on behalf of our veterans,” said Ranking Member Bost. “As Ranking Member this Congress, I look forward to continuing that legacy and I am committed to putting veterans’ lives, livelihoods, freedoms, and well-being... Read more

Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statements after the House and Senate passed H.R 7105, As Amended, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020: “Serving my fell... Read more

Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the incoming Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following statements about the nomination of Denis McDonough to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): “I have seen firsthand the challenges the VA Secretary faces and how vital real world experience can be when it comes to ensuring veterans, caregivers, ... Read more